KC STUDIO REVIEW | FoCM present Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

January 30, 2021 0

KC STUDIO | William Baker Festival Singers

Social distanced, masked, and online: the William Baker Festival Singers' holiday concert. You can read my review, or check out my daughter's review. One benefit of all this is that my kids can watch shows with me, can snuggle up, their talking doesn't disturb anybody (they have a lot of questions, mostly about snacks) or... Continue Reading →

December 21, 2020 0

KC STUDIO REVIEW | LOKC “Opera in Eight Parts”

"The Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s newest venture, which will undoubtedly please their loyal patron base, is “Opera in Eight Parts,” a sort of hybrid recital/tasting menu which introduces the major points of opera’s development from the 16th into the 21st century. As the pandemic and social isolation have dragged on, three things are apparent. We are... Continue Reading →

October 22, 2020 0

KC STUDIO REVIEW | Opus 76 Quartet

I reviewed the final concert of Opus 76's The Kansas City Beethoven Cycle. "It’s extraordinary that he was able to create this music, fueled by his imagination, his perseverance, and his audacity to challenge everything that had every happened before him: conventions, rule, history and society.It is challenging to play and requires a level of... Continue Reading →

September 20, 2020 0